Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906.

M. GONNER.

' NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 21, 1905.

W/TIVES SES."

M07 ton 6022/2060; 25

ATTOR/Vf V5.

MORTON OONNER, OF RUSHVILLE, INDIANA.

NON-REFILLABLE B OTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1906.

Application filed August 2]. 1905. Serial No. 275,112.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORTON CONNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rushville, in the county of Rush and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a non-refillable bottle; and the object of theinvention is to provide a bottle that after the same has been drained ofits liquid cannot be refilled. With the use of such a bottle the sellingof spurious goods under the label of a genuine article of standingreputation is prevented.

A bottle embodying my invention whereby the advantages sought areattained will be more particularly described in the annexedspecification and the novel features thereof then pointed out in theclaims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof andon which similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts, Figure 1is a fragmentary detail central sectional view of the neck of a bottleand showing my invention in operating position. Fig. 2 is a top or planview of the same. Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional view of thedevice as seen from the dotted line 3 3 in Fig. 5. Fig. 4 is across-section of the device as seen from the dotted line 4 4 in Fig. 1.This view is on an enlarged scale in order to clearly show the operationof the retaining-spring. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the device inwhich the neck of the bottle is omitted. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of aplurality of the valves used in the device and shows how they may beeconomically produced.

In the drawings, 1 is a spool that forms the main body of my inventionand which is preferably composed of glass. The upper end of the spoolsnugly fits the interior of the bottleneck and is provided with aplurality of oriiices 2, through which the liquid passes. Immediatelybelow the upper end of the spool 1 the body of the latter is sharplyreduced. in diameter to form the depression 3, which forms a chamber 4when the spool is inserted into the neck of the bottle. The depression 3is annular in extent, is defined by the upper flaring edge of the spool1, and the segmental shoulders 5 formed by the increased diameter of thespool-body 1. The segmental formation of the shoulders 5 provide thepassage-ways 6, that lead from the annular depression 3 above theshoulders to the similarly-formed depression 7, that forms the chamber 8when the parts are assembled.

It will be noted that the passage-ways 6, that lead from the annulardepression 3 to the depression 7 are out of alinement of the apertures 2in the top of the spool-body 1, so that by the irregular course formedno instrument can be introduced into the bottle through the neck.

The spool-body 1 is provided with a central aperture 10 through aportionof its length and forms both a housing for the valve 11 and theoutlet for the liquid. A plurality of apertures 9 lead from the lowerdepression 7 in the spool-body 1 into the central aperture 10. I,

The bottle-neck is reduced in diameter a distance from its end thatcorresponds ap proximately to the lengthof the spool-body, and thusforms a stop 13 for limiting the introduction of the spool into theneckof the bottle.

Attention is particularly directed to the means for retaining the spoolin the bottleneck when the parts are assembled. The bottle-neck isprovided with an internal annular recess 15, which registers with therecesses 16 formed in the central portion of the faces of the shoulders5. (See Figs. 1 and 4.) When the spool-body is ready to be inserted intothe neck of the bottle, a thin flexible spring 20, having a width thatcorresponds to the recesses 15 and 16, is pressed into the recesses 16in the segmental shoulders 5. The ends of the spring 20 are crimped, asshown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, in order to secure suflicientbearing-surface for preventing the displacement of the parts whenassembled. When the spring 20 is contracted preparatory to inserting thespool into the neck of the bottle, it stands entirely within the meandiameter of the spool-body 1, so that the parts may be assembled. Whenthe body of the spool has entered the bottle-neck sufficiently to permitthe recess 15 to register with the recesses 16, the spring 20 willexpand and enter the recess 15 in the neck of the bottle. The recess 15,as will be noted by examining Fig. 4, is of a less depth than the lengthof the crimps formed in the ends of the spring 20, so that when thespring is resting in the recess 15 a portion of the crimped ends Willproject into the recesses 16 in the spool-body 1, and thus forms locksfor preventing the separation of the parts.

When the bottle is inverted in order to drain the liquid therefrom, thevalve 11 is unseated, which permits the liquid to pass into the centralaperture of the body 1 of the spool. From the aperture it passes throughthe apertures 9 into the chamber 8, formed by the lower depression 7.The liquid after entering the chamber 8 passes around and along thepassage-ways 6, that lead to the second chamber 4, formed by thedepression 3, and after passing around in this chamber escapes throughthe apertures 2 in the upper end of the spool-body 1.

It will be readily understood that the registration of the recesses 15and 16 is important, so that no trouble will be experienced in seatingthe spring 20. It is also important that the base of the s 001 shouldrest upon the stop 13 in the ottle-neck. As there is liability of slightvariation in distance between the recess 15 and .the choke ortion orstop 13 in the bottle-neck when orming the glass article, I provide thespool-body 1 with separable base 25, having an annular flange 26, thatextends upward and around the exterior of the spool-body. Should anyvariation be shown to exist between the recess and stop, the flange 26will permit the base to engage the stop and still prevent the lower endof the spool from becoming disengaged. As the base 25 is provided withthe aperture 27, which forms a seat for the valve 11, it is important topermit the base to rest on the stop, and thus insure the action of thevalve 11. The base 25 is made from glass, and so is valve 11. In Fig. 6of the drawings I have disclosed a means for making a plurality ofvalves from glass at the same operation in which their separation iseffected by breaking them where the conical ends of the adjacently-formed valves meet.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is 1. In a device of thecharacter described, the combination with the bottle-neck provided withan internally-formed annular re-u peripheral surface of said shoulders,locking means engaging the annular recess in the bottle-neck and thegrooves in the shoulders, the longitudinal ways extending from the topof the spool to the first circumferentially disposed channel arranged soas to stand out of alinement of the transverse passage-ways that dividethe shoulders, while the lower channel of the spool communicates withthe longitudinal aperture in the spool by means of a horizontal aperturewhich is in alinement with the longitudinal ways in the upper end of thespool but out of alinement with the transverse passage-ways between theshoulders, a valve in the longitudinal aperture in the spool-body, and aseparable seat for the valve.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with thebottle provided with an internally-formed recess in the bottle-neck, aspool provided with outlet-apertures to be inserted into the neck of thebottle, locking means engaging both the recess in the bottle-neck andthe spool, a valve for regulating the flow of liquid, and a separablebase for the spool to form the seat for the valve.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, atIndianapolis, Indiana, this 1st day of August, A. D. 1905.

MORTON CONNER.

Witnesses:

WALLACE MORGAN, J. A. MINTURN.

